Daijiworld Media Network- Shivamogga (RJP)
Shivamogga, Dec 22: As per reports , the Geological Survey of India (GSI) has found large gold deposits in an area between Shikaripura in Shivamogga district and Honnali taluk of Davanagere district spread over 600 square kilometres.
This is the largest gold deposit in Karnataka after Kolar Gold Fields and Hutti in Raichur district, said GSI sources.
A team of experts from Remote Sensing and Aero-Geophysical Survey unit of the GSI have been camping in the area since a week to conduct an aerial survey of the gold deposits. The quantity of the ore available will also be assessed by the experts.
To do this, a remote sensing device attached to a helicopter scans the earth’s surface into a depth of 500 metre, from an altitude of 90 metres. Electromagnetic, magnetic and radio magnetic surveys are being conducted presently which will provide valuable inputs on gold deposits.
600 square kilometre area has been divided into 200 metre lanes and around 20 lanes were being surveyed per day.
The scientists of Mines and Geology department of Karnataka had conducted a primary survey in the mentioned area some years back and had submitted a report to the government. Based on this report, the state government had requested the GSI to conduct a survey.
Three types of surveys conducted so far have revealed presence of gold deposits. The experts now will demarcate the exact spot and assess the quantity of ore available. A report will be submitted to the state government by September 2017, after consolidating the data gathered during the present survey, said GSI sources.